Showing results for "V" in Biographical Fiction

The story of a writer's singular journey - from one place to another, from the British colony of Trinidad to the ancient countryside of England, and from one state of mind to another - is perhaps Naipaul's most autobiographical work. Yet it is also woven through with remarkable invention to make it a rich and complex novel.

Někteří si postavili v lese chýši, jiní žijí v maringotkách, případně na horských samotách. Jeden přespává přímo pod stromy. K některým se dá dojet autem, k dalším se musí pěšky. Názory a životy šumavských samotářů se nepodobají ničemu, co znáte. Osm předních hereckých osobností přináší příběhy poustevníků duše, kteří dali vale naší "civilizaci". Někteří samotáři stojí nohama pevně na zemi, jiní vyprávějí svůj život trochu jako mýtus. Způsob, jakým v krajině přebývají, se ostatně dost možná mýtem brzy stane.

Part diary, part scientific journal, part detective story, part love story: The Case of Emily V is thoroughly post-modern in its deliberate blurring of the distinction between fact and fiction, its cavalier blending of literary genres. But Oatley's first novel also resembles old 19th-century literature. His characters are dynamic, his storylines complex and suspenseful, his social commentary broad and integral to the plot.

In 1483, Edward and Richard of York—Edward, by law, already King of England—were placed, for their protection before Edward's coronation, in the Tower of London by their uncle Richard. Within months the boys disappeared without a trace, and for the next five hundred years the despised Richard III was suspected of their heartless murders.

In To the Tower Born, Robin Maxwell ingeniously imagines what might have happened to the missing princes.

Precursor by Vasyl Shevchuk tells the story of Hryhoriy Skovoroda, Ukraine’s “wandering philosopher” of the 18th century. A defender of justice and freedom, Skovoroda lived an unsettled life, challenging social and religious hypocrisy in his search for truth. Shevchuk’s novel immerses listeners in the Russian Empire's oppressive atmosphere, following Skovoroda’s travels and ideological battles against corruption and hypocrisy.

In The Revenge of the Foxes, Ak Welsapar crafts a moving and darkly humorous narrative set in a Moscow hospital during the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Through the lives of young patients awaiting heart surgery, Welsapar explores love, loss, and the human desire to cling to life amidst uncertainty. The contrasting characters—a poetic Turkmen, a Stalinist with a mechanical heart, and the ill-fated Mary—represent a clash between the “robotic” future and soulful resilience, embodying the struggles of a generation on the brink of change.

Señalada como «bruja cósmica» en los años de la psicodelia y el hippismo, Janis Joplin, la pionera cantante de rock, fue el símbolo femenino de la contracultura, la musa del movimiento que abogaba por la libertad, la paz y las flores, y la mujer que supo transmitir mejor que nadie, a través de su potente voz, las emociones sutiles y desgarradoras que la embargaban. Vivió a plenitud, atravesada por una vulnerabilidad que la llevaba a refugiarse en las drogas.

This is not just another sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll fiction story ... although it is the eighties. This account really happened to Bridget, a gorgeous Australian blonde who meets Jose, a sexy 'bad boy' guitarist and songwriter of a popular visiting US rock band.